Episodes

  • 71: The Animal Sensemaker

    71: The Animal Sensemaker
    Nov 21 2024
    Lauren Layfield introduces the Animal Sensemaker on the series recommendation show Your Next Podcast.

    The goal of The Animal Sensemaker is to introduce you to one animal every week to make sense of the world. A spin-off of The Sensemaker, a more traditional news-based version of the same format, The Animal Sensemaker remains a 10 minute bitesize piece of useful information - just this time with added animals.

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    10 mins
  • 70: Intersections: Los Angeles

    70: Intersections: Los Angeles
    Nov 14 2024
    Lauren Layfield introduces Intersections on the series recommendation show Your Next Podcast.

    Intersections is an incredible achievement; an all-enveloping wall of sound that puts you right into the center of a city of the creators' choice. Season 2 focuses on Los Angeles.

    100 notable Angelenos, all nominated by members of their community, have been interviewed about the city and the people that inhabit it, in an attempt to preserve the untold stories of LA.

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    47 mins
  • 69: What Did You Do Yesterday?

    69: What Did You Do Yesterday?
    Nov 7 2024
    Lauren Layfield introduces What Did You Do Yesterday? on the series recommendation show Your Next Podcast.

    This one does exactly what it says on the tin. Max Rushden and David O'Doherty ask a celebrity guest what they did yesterday. Not today, not the day before yesterday. Just yesterday. Their first guest is the comedian and broadcaster Elis James.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 68: Eliza

    68: Eliza
    Oct 31 2024
    Lauren Layfield introduces Eliza on the series recommendation show Your Next Podcast.

    Tanya Reynolds (Sex Education) stars in a dark, near-future science fiction fairytale about a robot who can feel, and the world that attempts to control her. When a robot called Eliza falls in love with Him (Arthur Darvill, Doctor Who), they work together to make her fully sentient. But consciousness doesn’t come without consequences. As Eliza gets caught in a web of both loving and abusive relationships, she has to fight to survive.

    Eliza is a Crowd Network original made in partnership with The Pankhurst Trust / Manchester Women’s Aid. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, help is available now. You can call the 24/7 national helpline on 0808 2000 247 and get free confidential advice at https://www.womensaid.org.uk

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    49 mins
  • 67: Up In Smoke

    67: Up In Smoke
    Oct 24 2024
    Lauren Layfield introduces Up In Smoke on the series recommendation show Your Next Podcast.

    Adam Buxton and Mei Mac star in a true crime podcast about a fictional event. In 2014 a devastating house fire shatters the quiet life of Greenloch, a rural English village. Teenager Mason Miller is presumed dead in the blaze. When investigators sift through the ashes, no trace of his body is found.

    The mystery of Mason’s disappearance ignites a global media frenzy. It draws in police, reporters, and psychics from around the world - all obsessed with one question:

    Where is Mason Miller?

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    23 mins
  • 66: Waterlands

    66: Waterlands
    Oct 17 2024
    Lauren Layfield introduces Waterlands on the series recommendation show Your Next Podcast.

    This season, Megan McCubbin explores vibrant riverbanks, unveiling the vital interplay between our waterways and the life they support. Beyond traversing literal waters, this series navigates the rich history and crucial roles that rivers play in maintaining ecological balance and shaping human culture.

    In the first episode, Megan journeys to The Flow Country with Milly Revill Hayward to uncover the origins of rivers. This episode takes a look into the formation of rivers from unexpected sources like peat bogs, highlighting their critical role in carbon capture and supporting unique species of moss, plants, birds, and insects.

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    31 mins
  • 65: The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim

    65: The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim
    Oct 10 2024
    Lauren Layfield introduces The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on the series recommendation show Your Next Podcast.

    The idea for The World podcast stems from two events in the careers of its presenters.

    In 2007 Richard was invited to the White House for a private one-on-one meeting with President George W Bush to discuss Iraq and Middle East policy.

    It was Richard’s ability to be in the thick of the fighting while at the same time provide fast, accurate and wide-reaching analysis of what was happening that interested the president. Since then, Richard’s in-depth knowledge and expertise has continued to be in demand among influential figures across the globe – and it is precisely this insight we will be offering to the audience every week.

    In 2021, immediately prior to the fall of Kabul, Yalda received a call from the Taliban live on air. In a world exclusive, the spokesman assured Yalda that no one in the city would be harmed by their troops when they entered the city.

    It was an episode that highlighted that Yalda is one of the best connected and well-respected journalists in the business – and the show will be drawing on her extensive contacts book to provide most knowledgeable and high-profile guests.

    Join Richard and Yalda for The World as they cross the globe from the mass migration routes of Mexico to the frontline battles of the Middle East as they report, probe and ask the questions to make sure you can really understand what is happening in the world today – and why it matters to you.

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    33 mins
  • 64: Joanne McNally Investigates... Did Furbys Spy On Us?

    64: Joanne McNally Investigates... Did Furbys Spy On Us?
    Oct 3 2024
    Lauren Layfield introduces Joanne McNally Investigates... on the series recommendation show Your Next Podcast.

    Twelve months ago Joanne McNally was a comedian with a love of conspiracy theories. Now, she's an intrepid investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to root out a story, and her latest assignment will thrust her into the world of international espionage, politics... and Furbys.

    In the 1990s the Furby was the fuzzy friend that every kid wanted – a futuristic soft toy which could talk to you, learn from you, listen to you. But could they have been more than just toys? Were they, as the rumours claim, a listening device which threatened the safety of the world as we know it?

    In her latest adventure, Joanne McNally sets off to discover the truth, telling the story of the Furby, its rise to prominence, and the technology behind it.

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    35 mins